《The Vision Of The Valley》歌词

[00:06:39] The vision came unbidden, at an unexpected pass

[00:06:39] Where the winds of change blew colder

[00:06:39] Whippin' snow that cut like glass

[00:06:39] But like an old man in regret

[00:06:39] For foolish sins and wasted youth

[00:06:39] The scene that lay before me

[00:06:39] Had no beauty save its truth

[00:06:39] For the wind came down the mountains

[00:06:39] Never slowing, never still

[00:06:39] And the sheep were scattered shepherdless,

[00:06:39] Alone across the hills

[00:06:39] They were prey to every beast that roamed,

[00:06:39] And entrapped by every curse

[00:06:39] And they stumbled in their sickness,

[00:06:39] In their weakness and their thirst

[00:06:39] Below them in the valley,

[00:06:39] The polluted waters flowed

[00:06:39] Where the shepherds that were hirelings

[00:06:39] Sat and argued what was owed

[00:06:39] And the ambitious and abusive bragged

[00:06:39] And they boasted on their might

[00:06:39] And their profits from the slaughter

[00:06:39] Of the ones who could not fight

[00:06:39] And the wind just kept on howling,

[00:06:39] As I cried, "Oh Lord, how long

[00:06:39] Will your people be the victims

[00:06:39] Of the ruthless, proud and strong?"

[00:06:39] And at once there came an answer

[00:06:39] In the quiet of my soul

[00:06:39] "The time has come for judgement

[00:06:39] And to make the wounded whole"

[00:06:39] "For my heart is still a shepherd's heart

[00:06:39] I know each one by name

[00:06:39] The ragged and the beautiful,

[00:06:39] The healthy and the lame

[00:06:39] And I myself will lead them out,

[00:06:39] And I'll feed them on the best

[00:06:39] In pastures by still waters

[00:06:39] In a place of peace and rest

[00:06:39] O, but woe unto the shepherds

[00:06:39] Who abuse my sheep and kill

[00:06:39] With harshness and severity

[00:06:39] You've bent them to your will

[00:06:39] And today I am against you

[00:06:39] As I take them from your hand-

[00:06:39] When the fire of judgement comes

[00:06:39] The stubble will not stand!"

[00:06:39] Then darkness filled the valley

[00:06:39] And I saw it take up form

[00:06:39] Screaming winds and fire and lightning

[00:06:39] More than any earthly storm

[00:06:39] Where it passed were no survivors

[00:06:39] For the land was cleansed and bare

[00:06:39] But the streams flowed clear and purified

[00:06:39] And the grass grew green and fair

[00:06:39] I saw a man come walking

[00:06:39] And his heart glowed like a flame

[00:06:39] All the sheep began to run to him,

[00:06:39] And he called each one by name

[00:06:39] He spoke to them in gentle words

[00:06:39] And he soothed their fearful minds

[00:06:39] And he healed the brokenhearted

[00:06:39] And the crippled, sick and blind

[00:06:39] Then many others like him,

[00:06:39] All with hearts that glowed the same

[00:06:39] That before I hadn't noticed,

[00:06:39] From the farms and fields they came

[00:06:39] They weren't famous wise or noble

[00:06:39] But they spoke a common word

[00:06:39] A word the flock could recognize

[00:06:39] And follow when they heard

[00:06:39] They led them in green pastures,

[00:06:39] By still waters in the light

[00:06:39] Standing guard against the wolves

[00:06:39] And other creatures of the night

[00:06:39] Going out into the mountains

[00:06:39] In the darkness and the cold

[00:06:39] Bringing back the lost and wounded

[00:06:39] To the safety of the fold

[00:06:39] And the news went out around the world

[00:06:39] In every street and town

[00:06:39] That something wonderful was here,

[00:06:39] That heaven had come down

[00:06:39] And millions gave their hearts in trust

[00:06:39] That long had been betrayed

[00:06:39] And the bride at last was ready,

[00:06:39] And the trumpet call was made

[00:06:39] And the news went out around the world

[00:06:39] In every street and town

[00:06:39] That something wonderful was here,

[00:06:39] That heaven had come down

[00:06:39] And millions gave their hearts in trust

[00:06:39] That long had been betrayed

[00:06:39] And the bride at last was ready,

[00:06:39] And the trumpet call was made